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The rise and rise of the quiet trojan 

The rise and rise of the quiet trojan

By Melissa Loveday, 12 July 2006 4:40 PM
Trojans made up more than 80 per cent of new malware infections over the past six months, according to research from Sophos. Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant at ...
McKinnon a step closer to U.S. extradition 

McKinnon a step closer to U.S. extradition

By Melissa Loveday, 10 May 2006 6:07 PM
Gary McKinnon appeared in Bow Street Magistrate's Court today to hear District Judge Evans's decision allowing his extradition to the U.S. where he will face trial for hacking ...
British hacker fears U.S. extradition 

British hacker fears U.S. extradition

By Melissa Loveday, 28 April 2006 11:27 AM
Gary McKinnon, the U.S. government's most wanted IT geek, spoke out at Infosecurity Europe yesterday against his possible extradition to the states where he will face charges ...
Charities offered free security boost 

Charities offered free security boost

By Melissa Loveday, 16 February 2006 12:47 PM
Charities and other non-profit organizations are to get protection from hackers and cybercriminals as a security company began offering free digital certificates and vulnerabili...
One chance to succeed 

One chance to succeed

By Melissa Loveday, 10 February 2006 4:25 PM
Melissa Loveday asks what’s been done to ensure IT systems for the Winter Olympics have been hardened against attack
Crimefighter site mugged by DoS attack 

Crimefighter site mugged by DoS attack

By Melissa Loveday, 18 November 2005 2:53 PM
A new website listing the UK's most wanted criminals collapsed shortly after its launch yesterday as users rushed to see its contents.
Oracle reprimanded over lack of patches 

Oracle reprimanded over lack of patches

By Melissa Loveday, 22 July 2005 5:34 PM
Security researchers hit out at database vendor Oracle by releasing details of workarounds for six security vulnerabilities that remain unpatched.
Bogus iTunes file spreads worm through IM  

Bogus iTunes file spreads worm through IM

By Melissa Loveday, 22 July 2005 12:41 PM
A new worm disguised as an iTunes file is slowly infecting AOL Instant Messenger users.
Write down your passwords, increase security 

Write down your passwords, increase security

By Melissa Loveday, 20 July 2005 5:14 PM
Security buffs have urged employees to write down their passwords in hopes that people will not use the same weak phrase repeatedly, thereby increasing security.
Windows vulnerable to DoS attack 

Windows vulnerable to DoS attack

By Melissa Loveday, 19 July 2005 5:27 PM
A recently discovered defect in Windows has made the software susceptible to a remotely accessed denial of service attack.
Google down – hijacking or human error? 

Google down – hijacking or human error?

By Melissa Loveday, 10 May 2005 12:29 PM
Google refuted rumors it was hacked on Sunday, following a 15 minute downtime.
China clamps down on Internet porn 

China clamps down on Internet porn

By Melissa Loveday, 9 September 2004 5:17 PM
The Chinese government is increasing its crackdown on internet pornography by threatening culprits with life imprisonment.
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